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Santorum Wins Three Last Night

Wednesday, 08 February 2012 09:38

Putting the Republican nomination race in even more confusion, Rick Santorum walked away with three major victories last night in Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri. Missouri's primary doesn't bind any delegates, so doesn't help Santorum as much, but both Colorado and Minnesota were major upsets ...

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Newt Gingrich vs. Wikipedia

Tuesday, 07 February 2012 09:58

The communications director for Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign is under some fire for suggesting edits to Gingrich's Wikipedia page, including information about Gingrich's extramarital affairs and about the ethics charges brought against Gingrich while he served in Congress. The communications director maintains he was only requesting the edits for accuracy and fairness purposes ...

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U.S. Shuts Down Embassy in Syria

Monday, 06 February 2012 09:33

The U.S. State Department has closed its embassy in Syria and evacuated the remaining 17 employees. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made the decision when the Syrian government continued to ignore heightened security concerns. The Polish Embassy there will now act as the U.S. protecting power ...

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Good U.S. Job Numbers in January

Friday, 03 February 2012 10:07

A new U.S. jobs report was released this morning, and the news is mostly good. 243,000 jobs were added in January, and the unemployment level dropped to 8.3 percent, the lowest level in three years ...

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Mitt Romney Wins Florida Primary

Wednesday, 01 February 2012 10:03

mitt romneyAfter being soundly defeated in South Carolina just over a week ago, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney bounced back in Florida, beating Newt Gingrich by 14 percentage points. Gingrich has pledged to stay in the race until the Republican National Convention in August, so it could be a long summer of negative ads ...

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Obama Reverses Stance on Super PACs

Tuesday, 07 February 2012 10:18

president obamaSuper PACs have been in the news a lot this election season, likely because it means millions of dollars can be poured in a campaign without attribution to a corporation or individual. President Obama has long said he opposes them ... but now has pledged that his campaign aides will help a Super PAC supporting the Obama campaign. Apparently fighting fire with fire is more important than "a threat to our democracy" ...

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Romney Wins Nevada, Obama Gains Favor

Monday, 06 February 2012 09:38

Mitt Romney may have taken Nevada last week following his victory in Florida, but a new poll suggests President Obama has gained favor overall among voters. According to the ABC News poll, among registered voters, Obama is ahead of Romney 51 to 45 percent, and 50 percent of voters believe he deserves reelection ... 

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Bad Math Scores = Bad News for the U.S.

Friday, 03 February 2012 16:06

Turns out poor math test proficiency isn't just bad for students and their teachers. A recent study says the U.S. poor academic performance—behind 31 other countries in math, and behind 16 countries in reading—could cost the country $75 trillion over the course of 80 years ...

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Obama Says Policies Come from Christian Faith

Friday, 03 February 2012 09:49

At yesterday's National Prayer Breakfast, President Obama described how his Christian faith and the example of Jesus have impacted his economic policies. Conservative critics say the comparisons to Christ's commands are a stretch ...

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Newt Gingrich Sued for Using "Eye of the Tiger"

Wednesday, 01 February 2012 09:59

Apparently, members of the band Survivor aren't fans of Newt Gingrich or his efforts to experience the thrill of the fight and/or the eye of the tiger ...

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